I Stopped Waiting to Feel Ready—Here’s What Happened Next (Six Habits to Become Your Future Self)
A year ago, I was sitting in the messy middle. Not at rock bottom, not thriving. I could see the
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Reinventing Your Leadership Path: Outgrowing the Role You Once Loved
There’s a quiet revolution happening among senior tech leaders—and if you’re reading this, there’s a good
Supercharge Your Productivity with AI: Unlock Success Through a Tailored, Goal-Aligned Strategy
Discover how a tailored, goal-oriented AI strategy can unlock sky-high productivity and accelerate your mission-driven success.
Design a Joyful Morning Routine With Your Family (With AI)
It’s easy to let mornings become a frenzied rush of managing logistics and getting everyone out the door to school or work on time. But what if you took a step back and co-designed a morning routine to optimize joy, ease and alignment?
The Future of AI in Time Management: How Artificial Intelligence Can Optimize Your Schedule and Maximize Your Productivity
In this article, we'll explore how AI is shaping the future of time management and how you can make the most of it.
Embracing AI Without Losing Your Humanity: Navigating the Non-Technical Aspects of AI Implementation
Essential themes to explore as you craft your personal and business AI strategy. Leverage the potential of AI without compromising your humanity.
Creative Intelligence: Deepfakes, Vishing, and the Future of Fraud
I share the earliest signals of a world where ubiquitous deepfakes make it nearly impossible to trust what we see online at face value.
My AI Workflow: Using ChatGPT and Jounce to Create Engaging Blogs
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Dec 29
Protecting Time to Think
You need dedicated time set aside to think about your work—and that means removing yourself from distractions as much as possible.
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Dec 29
Ridiculously Efficient Coefficient Catalyzer #38: Start, Stop, Continue Lists
Following up on last week's time audit activity, this issue focuses on another tested time-optimizer: making Start, Stop, Continue lists.
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Dec 27
How To Manage A Zoom Meeting So You Start And End On Time
Ensure the most effective form of decisionmaking for the situation is indeed a meeting, create an agenda with time estimates and stick to it for the best results.
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Dec 27
🚀 Coefficient Catalyzer Pro, Issue #37: Automatic Grocery Delivery
For years, I've shared how I automate different kinds of food delivery. Here are a few new improvements to this process that I've digitized.
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Dec 27
Lately.ai: Social Media AI Content Generator
Lately.ai is an AI content generation and social media management platform that allows users to create content from articles, videos, and audios.
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Dec 21
Time Management Tips for Busy Professionals: The Activity Audit
Let’s explore one big way to practice effective time management skills at work so you can minimize distractions, save time, and easily manage multiple things.
6 min read
Dec 21
5 Keys to Time Management
In this article, we'll share five time management tips to help you take your productivity to the next level.
6 min read
Dec 19
Ridiculously Efficient Coefficient Catalyzer #37: Your Year-End Time Audit
In this issue, I'll share the time audit we're using at home to optimize my work-life balance for 2023 and beyond. It's a great complement to your own annual planning.
2 min read
Dec 11
🚀 Coefficient Catalyzer Pro, Issue #36: AI Tools I Use Daily (& Hot Takes on Lensa & GPT-3 Chat)
In this Pro issue of the Ridiculously Efficient newsletter, I share 3 AI tools I use daily, plus my opinions on Lensa AI and GPT-3.
6 min read
Nov 19
Ridiculously Efficient Coefficient Catalyzer, Issue #36: 7 Types of Rest to Get (And How to Protect Time For All 7 This Week!)
As we get ready for a slow holiday week next week, here are 7 different categories of rest to proactively incorporate.
2 min read
Nov 17
🚀 Coefficient Catalyzer Pro, Issue #35: Holiday Season Family Boundaries
Hey there, Coefficients!’Tis the season for conversations with family members and others you don’t typically spend time with (for various reasons). Here’s how we’re navigating the holidays this year, after another year of us living into new boundaries, higher standards, and less tolerance for energy
3 min read
Nov 06
Ridiculously Efficient Coefficient Catalyzer, Issue #35: How to Resist Same-Day Time Hijacking Without Being a Jerk
Imagine turning the focus from being responsive and "productive" to prioritizing your priorities over everyone else's. What would happen?
3 min read